Comments for Acton Institute PowerBlog http://blog.acton.org "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Wed, 23 May 2012 02:07:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on What Happens When ‘Free’ is Unaffordable? by Recommended Reading – Tuesday, May 22nd | The Seen and the Unseenhttp://blog.acton.org/archives/32753-inevitable-end-logic-welfare-state.html#comment-22239 Recommended Reading – Tuesday, May 22nd | The Seen and the Unseen Wed, 23 May 2012 02:07:46 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=32753#comment-22239 [...] What Happens When ‘Free’ Is Unaffordable  (Acton Institute) [...] [...] What Happens When ‘Free’ Is Unaffordable  (Acton Institute) [...]

]]> Comment on What Happens When ‘Free’ is Unaffordable? by Quebec Student Protests at 100 Days - Mere Commentshttp://blog.acton.org/archives/32753-inevitable-end-logic-welfare-state.html#comment-22238 Quebec Student Protests at 100 Days - Mere Comments Wed, 23 May 2012 01:59:51 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=32753#comment-22238 [...] PowerBlog, I do take the liberty of musing on whether striking over the cost of higher education is the inevitable end of the logic of the welfare state. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Name [...] [...] PowerBlog, I do take the liberty of musing on whether striking over the cost of higher education is the inevitable end of the logic of the welfare state. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Name [...]

]]> Comment on Discerning God’s Call by What Happens When 'Free' is Unaffordable? | @ActonInstitute PowerBlog | @ActonInstitute PowerBloghttp://blog.acton.org/archives/32709-discerning-gods-call.html#comment-22237 What Happens When 'Free' is Unaffordable? | @ActonInstitute PowerBlog | @ActonInstitute PowerBlog Wed, 23 May 2012 01:42:38 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=32709#comment-22237 [...] by Jordan J. Ballor on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Email postTweetAs I noted yesterday, I’m in Montreal for the next couple of weeks, and today I had the chance to see some of the student protests firsthand. These protests have been [...] [...] by Jordan J. Ballor on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Email postTweetAs I noted yesterday, I’m in Montreal for the next couple of weeks, and today I had the chance to see some of the student protests firsthand. These protests have been [...]

]]> Comment on Cristiada: A Story of Heroic Martyrdom by Realisthttp://blog.acton.org/archives/30699-cristiada-a-story-of-heroic-martyrdom.html#comment-22236 Realist Tue, 22 May 2012 18:12:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=30699#comment-22236 You are a fool, Romeo, if you believe that Calles wanted less than the destruction of organized religion, or that secular government has left Mexico any better off that it was before Calles. You are a fool, Romeo, if you believe that Calles wanted less than the destruction of organized religion, or that secular government has left Mexico any better off that it was before Calles.

]]> Comment on The Spiritual Temptation of the Welfare State by juliusstahlhttp://blog.acton.org/archives/32716-spiritual-temptation-welfare-state.html#comment-22234 juliusstahl Tue, 22 May 2012 17:31:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=32716#comment-22234 I cannot thank you enough for this article. The bishops have ignominiously avoided these issues. They have failed to take into account the $16 trilllion we have in debt and the fact that every Catholic child comes into the world already $50K in debt, $15K courtesy of President Obama.They have adopted wholesale the liberal orthodoxy that more $$$ self-evidently mean greater aid and service to the poor. It is completely irresponsible and a disservice to the poor for them to avoid the issues you and Paul Ryan have raised. Keep at it, and Happy St. Rita's Day! I cannot thank you enough for this article. The bishops have ignominiously avoided these issues. They have failed to take into account the $16 trilllion we have in debt and the fact that every Catholic child comes into the world already $50K in debt, $15K courtesy of President Obama.

They have adopted wholesale the liberal orthodoxy that more $$$ self-evidently mean greater aid and service to the poor. It is completely irresponsible and a disservice to the poor for them to avoid the issues you and Paul Ryan have raised. Keep at it, and Happy St. Rita’s Day!

]]> Comment on Discerning God’s Call by Mere Links 05.22.12 - Mere Commentshttp://blog.acton.org/archives/32709-discerning-gods-call.html#comment-22232 Mere Links 05.22.12 - Mere Comments Tue, 22 May 2012 15:01:26 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=32709#comment-22232 [...] Edit This Discerning God’s Call Acton Institute PowerBlog, Jordan Ballor We discussed some of the ways in which God’s call to follow Christ comes to different individuals in a variety of circumstances and in a variety of means. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Name Required: [...] [...] Edit This Discerning God’s Call Acton Institute PowerBlog, Jordan Ballor We discussed some of the ways in which God’s call to follow Christ comes to different individuals in a variety of circumstances and in a variety of means. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Name Required: [...]

]]> Comment on Cristiada: A Story of Heroic Martyrdom by Romeohttp://blog.acton.org/archives/30699-cristiada-a-story-of-heroic-martyrdom.html#comment-22233 Romeo Tue, 22 May 2012 14:40:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=30699#comment-22233 It tells the story from the eyes of the church but mentions nothing about what the church did to the population. In those days the church controlled schools and hospitals and above 90 percent of Mexicans were illiterate. If you had money, you could buy the forgiveness of sins and you could be "encouraged" to leave everything to the church upon your death.The church was a big land owner while the locals starved and suffered. The Cristiada happened because the church declared itself to be above any laws and the government was forced to act up. Both sides committed atrocities against one another but the better side won. The government relegated the church into what it is today but it never really wanted to shoot Catholicism down. The government just wanted to take the country back from the Vatican... And they did!!  It tells the story from the eyes of the church but mentions nothing
about what the church did to the population. In those days the church
controlled schools and hospitals and above 90 percent of Mexicans were
illiterate. If you had money, you could buy the forgiveness of sins and
you could be “encouraged” to leave everything to the church upon your
death.

The church was a big land owner while the locals starved and suffered. The Cristiada happened because the church declared itself to be above any laws and the government was forced to act up. Both sides committed atrocities against one another but the better side won.
The government relegated the church into what it is today but it never
really wanted to shoot Catholicism down. The government just wanted to
take the country back from the Vatican… And they did!! 

]]> Comment on That the Name of God Should Be Forgotten by Stalin’s five-year-plan for atheismhttp://blog.acton.org/archives/32593-that-the-name-of-god-should-be-forgotten.html#comment-22230 Stalin’s five-year-plan for atheism Tue, 22 May 2012 10:07:02 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=32593#comment-22230 [...] John Couretas and Joe [...] [...] John Couretas and Joe [...]

]]> Comment on If Christ is Lord, Everything Matters by Worth a Look 5.22.12 – Trevin Waxhttp://blog.acton.org/archives/32633-if-christ-is-lord-everything-matters.html#comment-22229 Worth a Look 5.22.12 – Trevin Wax Tue, 22 May 2012 07:10:30 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=32633#comment-22229 [...] If Christ is Lord, Everything Matters: What then does it mean to live in the light of eternity? It begins with recognising that the “all” in the statement above refers to the whole of created reality. This is where the root of the problem often lies, for many Christians have a narrow view of creation that does not go beyond the physical stuff that we can see and touch. But creation includes the whole of our creaturely existence, the norms and laws and structures that God has woven into the fabric of reality that guide and give shape to our life on this earth. [...] [...] If Christ is Lord, Everything Matters: What then does it mean to live in the light of eternity? It begins with recognising that the “all” in the statement above refers to the whole of created reality. This is where the root of the problem often lies, for many Christians have a narrow view of creation that does not go beyond the physical stuff that we can see and touch. But creation includes the whole of our creaturely existence, the norms and laws and structures that God has woven into the fabric of reality that guide and give shape to our life on this earth. [...]

]]> Comment on If Christ is Lord, Everything Matters by If Christ is Lord, Everything Matters | Already Not Yethttp://blog.acton.org/archives/32633-if-christ-is-lord-everything-matters.html#comment-22228 If Christ is Lord, Everything Matters | Already Not Yet Tue, 22 May 2012 05:43:18 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=32633#comment-22228 [...] By Jake Belder: [...] [...] By Jake Belder: [...]

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